odious distinctions which do not exalt in forming lines and erecting fortificathe Musselmen, and debase without any tions along the frontiers of Samogitia. advantage those who are not. The se Several plans have been again proposed cond project was, to give education to in the delegation, for regulating the exthe Greeks, which M. Tott thought pences of the state, which is actually inwould be a means to make them better debted fixty millions, including the subjects, and that privileges would make King's debts, and the arrears due to the them attached to the government by gra- army: Nothing has, however, been titude: he proposed to establish a corps concluded on this head, and the delegaof marines, to augment the cannoneers tion bath suspended its fittings till the and bombardeers, to form a school for 25th of January.” teaching the art of fortification, &c. to “ Waruw, Jan. 14. Accounts from make the navigation of the Black sea free that part of Poland belonging to Auftria, to all nations, in order to take away the inform us, that all English bardware is advantage which the exclufive privilege forbid to be imported into those parts, of the Russians gives them in particular, as also any wares from Holland and and, in short, to grant all foreigners the France, in order that the merchants of civil rights which the Mahometans enjoy. Lemberg may send for all they want of These proposals were not accepted. One that kind from the Imperial dominions." of the ministers gave him the following RUSSIA. answer in the name of the divan." Infidel, we are tired of projects, and we A general famine prevails in the prohave never been so unfortunate as fince vinces where the rebellion reigned; in we listened to any of them, and gave consequence of which, the government ear to foreign policy. We see now but hath found it necessary to fend corn and too plainly, both we and the Russians, flour into those places from their magathat you have made us your dupes : both zines at Moscow and other parts, and equally tired of and reduced by war, we likewise to contract with fome merchants, made peace, and the same motives will for supplying the inhabitants of Nisckmake it continue so as to prevent our ney, Novogorod, Cafan, Orenburg, and being entirely ruined. Instruct us rather other parts, with corn and flour. to reinspire our troops, formerly in “ Hague, Jan. 27. According to the vincible, with that blind obedience, and last advices from Peterburg, Pugatscheff that enthusiasm of religion, which ren- has undergone a long examination, dudered them to formidable : then we ring which he is said io have made some should despise, as we did formerly, your very infolent answers. Being asked, Why bayonets, your new-invented cannon, he revolted against his lawful sovereign? your plans and projects.” he answered, I did not revolt; I only “ Leghorn, Jan. 3. The secret treaty endeavoured to bring the lawful heir to between Auftria and the Ottoman Porte, the throne of Russia. Being asked, Why concluded June 6. 1771, at Constanti- he suffered so many murders of innocent nople, is fully confirmed, as an exact people, who had in no respect offended copy of it appeared in the Notizie del him? he answered, That whatever vioMindr, a paper published at Florence by lences were committed were contrary to authority of the Great Duke. his orders and desire. Being asked, Why We learn from the isle of Cyprus, that he did not severely punish the authors of a moft terrible earthquake happened such violence? he answered, That he did there in the beginning of last month, by not dare to act with severity against those which the cities Nicofia and Famagusia of his party, for fear of exafperating were entirely ruined, and a vast number them against himself. Being asked, Why of people killed.” hę ravaged the country, and distressed the inhabitanis ? he said, He was forced POĻA ND. to act more rigorously than he wished to By a letter from the Viftula, of Dec. do, in order to procure subsistence for 15. we learn, that Dantzick is still block. his people,” ed up by the Prullian troops. A bat. “ Peterburg, Jan. 3. The Empress talion of grenadiers, a regiment of hur- has published a manifeito, by which her fars, and two pulks of Uhlans, are rai. Majesty pardons Pugatscheff for all the fing at Marienburg for the service of the crimes against her sacred person; but, at King, and 2000 workmen are employed the fame time, being persuaded that the welfare welfare and safety of her subjects de villages were formerly part of the domands that such an atrocious offender mains of the Dukes of Holstein; and his fhould be brought to justice, her Maje- Danish Majesty being now sovereign of fty delivers him up to the judges, to be that duchy, they of course belong to him, by them punithed, according to the ri- His Danish Majesty likewise claims a gour of the law, for the various crimes right to raise recruits in these villages ; he has been guilty of.” which the magiftrates and the chapter " Moscow, Jan. 23. On Saturday laft, ftrenuously oppose, and have accordingthe 21st instant, the rebel Pugatscheffly fent expresses to Vienna to petition and four of his accomplices were execu the Emperor for redress.” ted according to their fentences. Pu “ Oftend, Jan. 3. By an ordinance of gatscheff, and his principal affociate, na- the board of finances, dated Dec. 21. med Perfilieff, were beheaded; the three cloths and woollen stuffs of all kinds, as others were hanged ; eighteen were also cotton-velvets, are permitted to knowted, and sent to Siberia, amongst pass this country through the towns of whom was an officer who had been in- ipres, Courtray, Tournay, and Mons, ftruinental in fomenting the rebellion. on paying at the rate of five per cent. As soon as Pugatscheff was brought up- traufit-duty, according to their value, on the scaffold, the detail of his crimes Lond. gaz. and his condemnation were twice delibe “ Botzen, Dec. 15. The government, rately read. He acknowledged the julice by virtue of an Imperial and Royal reof his sentence, and declared to the peo- fcript, have established a commission of ple in a short speech, that he was not fixteen perfons, viz. three ecclefiaftic: the person he had given himself out to of the firft rank, three members of the be, but that he was a Don Cossack, by nobility, three burgomasters, fix fenaname Pugarscheff. His head is fixed on tors, and the rest chosen from the other an iron spike over a wheel, on which his classes of citizens, who are to take ac. body and Perfilieff's are placed; and his count of all the poor that are able to limbs are exposed in four different parts work, and to provide them therewith; of the towa, where they are to remain and the infirm are to be furnished with till to-morrow; when, it is said, all the cloaths and support. All foreign begbodies are to be burnt, together with the gars are to be sent out of the country. scaffold. The whole of this execution “ Vienna, Dec. 10. The establishment paffed without the least tumult, and of an academy of sciences in this city has tranquillity seems to be perfe&ly re-esta- been a long time in contemplation; and blished. A general pardon is said to have we are assured that this project is now been published in the provinces which going to be carried into execution, and were the seat of the rebellion." Lond. g. that he celebrated. Abbé Hell, aftrono mer of the court, and formerly a Jesuit, DENMĄ R K. is ordered to draw up the ftatutes for, « Hamburg, Jan. 3: The bailiffs of and is to be director, of it. He is the fome districts in the duchy of Holstein fame person who discovered the secret, having reported to ihe chancery at Co. of which England was thought to be the penhagen, that a mortality had lately fole poffeffor, of giving to feel a magnee broken out again among the horned cat- tic virtue superior to the natural." tle; in order to prevent the infection UNITED PROVINCE S. from spreading, orders have been fent, that, upon the appearance of the least The Sates-General published a declafymptom, all cattle thus infected be im- ration, dated Jan. 23. setting forth, That mediately killed, and interred with their as the Emperor of Morocco had broken hides on." Lond.gaz. [xxxii. 172.] the peace concluded with them in 1752, GERMANY. by ordering, that all vefsels belonging to the republic fhould be seized as lawful “ Hague, Dec. 39. They write from prizes from the first day of the fame Lubec, that the inhabitants are greatly month [xxxvi. 669), their High Mightialarmed on account of the King of Den- nesses have given the neceffary orders for mark's troops having taken posseflion of the equipment of divers ships of war; the villages called the Holstenois, part of and for the better encouragement of their which belong to that town, and the rest sailors and marines, have declared, that to the chapter, under pretence that these all prizes taken from the enemy should become there was become the entire property of the cap- supported by Col. Fourgeon's troops, tors, befides other advantages. pursue the deserting troops with great A letter from the Hague of Dec. 27. activity: while that officer haraíses them gives the following account of a contest in the woods, the inhabitants of the cobetween the city of Amsterdam and the lopies, asisted by those blacks who reftates of the province. The city of Am- main faithful, defend their plantations ferdam, with the West-India company, with success. In one of the actions, in has the propriety of the colony of Suri- which the burghers themselves repulsed nam; at which place an insurrection of the rebels, one of the most capital ringthe negroes happening, they applied to leaders, named Bonni, was killed; in othe states to send over fome troops; and thers, by destroying the villages they oc200 men were sent; of which some be- cupy, they are deprived of sublistence.” ing dead, others rendered incapable of Leghorn, Dec. 10. A few days ago service, the Prince of Orange proposed arrived in our road a Dutch frigate of to the States-General to recall the re- war, by which we learn the following 1 mainder, or to send a reinforcement. interesting piece of intelligence. - About When the proposition came before the the month of May lait, a Dutch Eastkates of Holland, the city of Amster- Indiaman was found stranded on the coast dam opposed it, saying, that they were of Japan by some fishers of that coast, the proper masters to provide for the de- who went on board of it; and finding it fence of the colony, and that they knew totally abandoned, they seized every no more need of regular thing on board, and carried it to the gotroops.. Notwithstanding which, the vernment of Japan. Unluckily there was propofition passed by a majority, and found a packet directed for the directors the Sates-General, without consulting of the Dutch East-India company, which the other provinces, determined that the was interpreted to the Emperor by a JePrince should send a moderate reinforce. fuit, and which made some very importment. The town of Amsterdam has pro- ant discoveries; so that the Emperor imteked against the resolution, as illegal, mediately proclaimed a war against the ad contrary to the constitution, which, Dutch.” s such case, requires unanimity, and “ Hugue, Jan. 13. On account of the fent a circular letter to all the several epidemical distemper among the cattle, provinces, complaining of the conduct of which continues to make great havock, the fates of Holland in general. - The the States-General, in order to provide ther towns, and the Nobles of Holland, against a deficiency of provisions, have afwered, That a thing of so little con- ordered the duty on beasts brought into querce can be determined by the ma- this country to be reduced from twenty jority, and that they ought to protect florins to five florins ; which will be a the fortunes of individuals lent upon the means to encourage the bringing of cattle plantations of Surinam, which amount into the country. to fifteen millions of forins: fo the articles of the union are differently inter FRANCE. preted by the different parties. The “ Paris, Dec. 23. The Archbishop of Prioce ordered 200 men to be raised; Paris having received orders to be at Verand the council of state brought in an failles on Sunday, regarding the refusal account of 100,000 forins for the ex- of the facrament at St Severin, his MaFences. Amsterdam again protested, de- jesty ipoke to him in the following terms, claring they will not contribute their in presence of the first president of the quota, parliament of Paris : • The King, my Another thing, perhaps, more inte- grandfather, exiled you several times for ting to England, is the state of the the troubles you occasioned in the fate; -India company, the patents or char. I sent for you to tell you, that if you er of which being finished this year, the lapfe, I mhall not exile you, but give you trectors would not have it renewed for over to the rigour of the law.” irty years, as the expired was, but “ Paris, Jan. 1. The Empress Queen rely for two; and so it was done; which of Hungary, sensible of the present inRes ground to think, that the direc- fertility of her daughter the Queen of tas, knowing the bad state of the com- France, has proposed to his Majesty, for pay, only wait time to sell their funds. his Queen to take the waters of Forges, Surinan, Aug. 29. Our colonies, and consent to a separation for fix weeks, re as as this was prescribed to his Majefty's Many warehouses were thrown down mother : which separation, or the wa- pipes of wine, and various other mer ters, turned out very favourable; for, in chandises, were carried away, and in ten months after, she was delivered of some places the inhabitants had but jus the Duke de Bourgogne. This advice time to escape at the tops of their houses seems to meet with the approbation of On Monday the torrent was extremely the faculty; and indeed it is a wonder rapid. About one o'clock, the thip they did not propose it themselves, as Kirby Hall, James George mafter, with they did in the before inentioned case.” only one man on board, laden with 262 « Paris, Jan. 4. The distemper among pipes of wine for London, and ready to the horned cattle, which at first broke fail, was forced from her moorings, and out in Gascony, has now extended itself in a few minutes dashed to pieces on the to the provinces of Perigord and Langue bar. However, by the courage and doc, and has made great havock. It ap- skill of the pilots at St John's, the man pears to be fo contagious as to have been was saved. At night four ships were dricarried in the cloaths of a person from ven over the bar, viz. the George, MadgGascony to Perigord." Lond. gaz. fon, from Carolina, with rice, for Top fham, and had 110 pipes of wine on SPAIN, board; the Bacchus, Hill, from and to “ London, Jan. 31. They write from Hull, with sundry merchandises, and Cadiz, that three Spanish men of war 107 pipes of wines ; the Amelia, Stelately fell in with fix Algerine xebeques, 'phenfon, from Quebec for Bristol, with within twenty leagues of Cape Malaga; wheat; and a Portuguese Thip, St Joa. and after a smart engagement, took four Evangelist, Da Rocha, for Bahia, "her of them, funk the other two, and made lading valued at between 30 and 40,000l. for Cadiz with their prizes. Upon exa On Tuesday night the torrent abated; mining them, it appeared, that they had and though the stream ftill runs with been out on a cruise feven weeks, and, great rapidity, boats begin to pass. during that time, had robbed several mer- Some freshes here have been known as chant-thips of the most valuable part of high as this; but they always hitherto their cargoes. They had on board a came on gradually, none having ever quantity of French wines and brandy, been known so violent and so sudden.which it is supposed they had taken out The lofses are very considerable in wine, of some French ships.” sugar, ships, houses, and merchandise of all sorts; though no certain calcula. B A R BA R Y. tion can as yet be made of the amount. According to letters from Cadiz be. We do not hear that any lives have been fore the middle of December, the Moors lost. – His Britannic Majesty's conful had begun to batter Ceuta in form; and has taken the necessary measures for the according to letters from Vielille, the recovery of tuch parts of the wrecks and Emperor of Morocco having appeared in merchandise as can be found, in order person at the head of his army before to their being restored to the owners." that place in the morning of Dec. 8. Loud. gaz. immediately occupied the eminences, and on the gth began to throw some bombs BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. into the town. According to letters from Georgia, the “ Madrid, Jan. 17. The Emperor of Governor and Superintendent met the Morocco still continues to carry on the Creek Indians on Thursday, Oct. 20. siege of Melille. He has twenty-five about ten o'clock, and finithed ultimatemortars before that place, from which ly with them at four after noon, having have been thrown 2407 large bombs, by concluded a treaty, the ftipulations of which eleven persons have been killed, which are, 1. A ratification of all former and 165 wounded, mostly in a Night man- treaties and agreements. 2. That the ner." two murderers Honmahta and Solea shall be put to death, whenever and where PORTUGAL. ever found. All negroes harboured in “ Porin, Dec. 16. On Sunday, the orth the Creek country Mall be delivered up instant, this river rofe fifteen feet perpen- 4. All horses and cattle ftolen from the dicular in about seven hours, filling the white people Mall be restored. $. Hencestrets near the quays on both sides. forth the Indians are not to make any settlements abia, a pas - Ecce, was concluded with the said inhodhte thought it, by and with the advice tribes of Indians, Shawanese, Delawares, from it to take out new ones, by which fell on the spot: in fact, the Augusta diTake 29 Blach regulations as have been thought heavy fire of the enemy. In about a fe kettiements on the Okonee or Ockmul- necessary for carrying on the trade in a ther we gee rivers . 6. They are to direct their manner which may secure the public : 1 people not to hunt on this side of peace; the copy of which licence, bond, CHOkonee river. 7. The satisfaction gic and regulations, I have caused to be Fed and to be given is to be ac- lodged in the secretary's office, for their extret cepted, and admitted as full satisfaction inspection and intormation ; of which all for all the murders committed in the persons concerned are to take due notice, ter, vi provinces of Georgia and West Florida. and govern themselves accordingly, as &. That in confidence of the Indians they mall answer for their neglect theretregtia performing their engagements, the trade of.' William Bull.”. is to be immediately opened. The num “ William/burgh, Virginia, Nor. 10. ber of Creeks present were 150.". The following letter is just received On the rath of November, William here from the camp on Point Pleasant, Ball, Efq; Lieutenant - Governor of at the mouth of the Great Kenhawa, South Carolina, issued the following pro- dated O&. 17. 1774. [xxxvi. 672.] clamation. - -" Whereas I have received “ The following is a true state of a far To notification from his Excellency Sir battle fought at this place on the roth James Wright, Bt, Governor of Geor- instant. - On Monday morning, about man Bia , that at a congress holden on the half an hour before' sun-rise, two of Both of O&ober last, at Savannah, in the Capt. Ruffell's company discovered a elia , a council-chamber, between his Excellen. large party of Indians about a mile from ito'. rdg and the Hon. Mr Stuart, his Majesty's the camp: one of which men was shot , Superintendent for Indian affairs in the down by the Indians ; the other made kathern department, and several Head- his escape, and brought in the intellidaoch sen, accompanied by a large number of gence : in two or three minutes after, others of the Creek nation of Indians, a two of Capt. Shelvey's came in, and con. Des et treaty of peace, friendship, and com- firmed the account. Col. Andrew Lewis being informed dans, whereby the Indians have ftipu- thereof, immediately ordered out Col. ated to gise and complete the full fatis. Charles Lewis to take the command of faction demanded for the murders and 150 of the Augusta troops, and with him dostrages committed by them last winter went Capt. Dickenson, Capt. Harrison, in the province of Georgia; and farther Capt. Wilson, Capt. John Lewis of Audáred , the better to prevent the like gusta, and Capt. Lockridge, which made a calcio seafter , that fundry regulations may the first division ; Col. Fleming was also te made in the Indian trade, for the ordered to take the command of 150 more are being sore orderly carrying on the fame, and of the Botetourt, Bedford, and Fincastle is een be maintain peace between his Majesty's troops, viz. Capt. Thomas Blufford from s for bets and the Indians; whereupon a Bedford, Capt. Love of Botetourt, Capt. pels en place of regulations for the Indian trade Shelvey and Capt. Ruffell of Fincattle, . in certain ccordingly hath been considered, form- which made the second division. ed this occafion, to open the trade to the Col. Charles Lewis's divifion had not my proclamation, giving notice nations, in number not less than 800, tereof to all persons in this province, and by many thought to be 1000. tracerned or willing to be concerned in In this heavy attack Col. Charles Lewis faca trade, that I hereby revoke all for- received a wour.d, which in a few hours Det ledian trading-licences, and require caused his death, and several of his men ey are to be subject to the observance vision was obliged to give way to the ) met the ill format cond item |